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		bloopernova 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting It's coming from elon, who has courted russia for Ukraine's metals and minerals since at least the 2022 invasion.

sebazzz 8 months ago | [–]

SpaceX Flacon 9 nozzles contain nyobium which is mined in Ukraine. It has been a problem since that invasion, and one of the reasons SpaceX sometimes flies short stubby nozzles when possible.

goshx 8 months ago | [–]

That's what I suspect as well, especially with the tesla bots, but there is also Ellison's influence

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